Module Seven

Question 1

What is anxiety?

Answer 1

A discrete, multidimensional, negative emotion resulting from uncertainty about what will happen, typically resulting from potential personal inadequacies

Question 2

What are the two types of anxiety?

Answer 2

• State Anxiety

- Trait Anxiety

Question 3

What is State Anxiety?

Answer 3

Associated with worries and apprehension that change from moment to moment

Question 4

What is trait anxiety?

Answer 4

Individuals general tendency to experience elevation instate anxiety when exposed to stressors. It is the stale part of an individual’s situation that leads them to perceive certain situations are threatening (always has it)

Question 5

what are the two anxiety components?

Answer 5

• Cognitive Anxiety

- Somatic Anxiety

Question 6

What is the cognitive component of Anxiety?

Answer 6

Reflects concerns and worries and reduced ability to focus or concentrate (in your head)

Question 7

What is the somatic component of anxiety?

Answer 7

Perception of psychological and affective elements that develop directly from autonomic arousal (puking)

Question 8

What is the multidimensional anxiety theory?

Answer 8

Describes a relationship between cognitive and somatic components of anxiety and sport performance by addressing how the relationship between anxiety and sport performance may change through phases of competition

Question 9

What is the somatic anxiety relationship with sport?

Answer 9

Inverted U relationship

Question 10

What is the cognitive anxiety relationship with sport?

Answer 10

Negative linear relationship

Question 11

What is the zones of optimal functioning theory?

Answer 11

Best sport performances are likely to occur with optimal levels of state anxiety, which is specific to each individual. It is important in understanding that anxiety is not always detrimental to sport performance

Question 12

What are the characteristics of anxiety?

Answer 12

• Elicited following an appraisal of a situation
• Universal feeling for those who experience it
• Discrete facial expressions
• Distinct psychological reaction
• Action tendency is to escape or avoid

Question 13

What is arousal?

Answer 13

Blend of physiological and psychological activation of an individual’s autonomic nervous system (heart rate, sensory alertness, and readiness to respond to stimuli)